ROAMpay Chose CircleSwipe because of it's ability to encrypt the Track 2 data

Ingenico, the global leader in secure transaction and ayment solutions, continues its innovative path to provide business owners and merchants with the most secure and scalable mobile commerce solutions.



Today (March 2nd 2010) the company introduced Ingenico ROAM suite of mobile applications including ROAMpay and ROAMbuy to help sales agents, mobile workforce professionals, and merchants reach and service consumers on their own mobile phones.



"Ingenico's mobile applications work on virtually any mobile phone and allow merchants to leverage their existing investment in mobile technology without changing phones or networks," said Christopher Justice, president, North America. "Mobile Commerce represents the ultimate convenience for mobile users to conduct business anytime anywhere. Our products provide a robust and agile mix of mCommerce services including credit and debit payment acceptance, mobile storefront, and customized enterprise business applications to end users." 

Recently Ingenico made a global strategic investment to work with ROAM Data Inc., a Boston-based mobile application service provider and their technology to deliver a breakthrough mobile commerce solution. ROAM's patented technology enables it to be the only provider to dynamically deliver business and payment applications to nearly 200 million US customers, regardless of carrier on hundreds of different devices from smartphones to feature phones running J2ME and Brew.

Ingenico ROAM offers merchants and mobile professionals complete freedom of choice to develop mobile commerce applications that work on the iPhone, BlackBerry®, Google™, and hundreds of other devices. Unlike static, device-specific applications that are costly and difficult to change, Ingenico ROAM is a scalable service that can be changed quickly and easily. For example, when Google™ released the nexus one™ phone, Ingenico had a working application released within two days. The ROAMpay application can be downloaded from the iTunes® App Store or directly accessed on Ingenico ROAM website at www.ingenico-us.com.

ROAMpay Chose CircleSwipe because of it's ability to encrypt the Track 2 data

Ingenico, the global leader in secure transaction and ayment solutions, continues its innovative path to provide business owners and merchants with the most secure and scalable mobile commerce solutions.



Today (March 2nd 2010) the company introduced Ingenico ROAM suite of mobile applications including ROAMpay and ROAMbuy to help sales agents, mobile workforce professionals, and merchants reach and service consumers on their own mobile phones.



"Ingenico's mobile applications work on virtually any mobile phone and allow merchants to leverage their existing investment in mobile technology without changing phones or networks," said Christopher Justice, president, North America. "Mobile Commerce represents the ultimate convenience for mobile users to conduct business anytime anywhere. Our products provide a robust and agile mix of mCommerce services including credit and debit payment acceptance, mobile storefront, and customized enterprise business applications to end users." 

Recently Ingenico made a global strategic investment to work with ROAM Data Inc., a Boston-based mobile application service provider and their technology to deliver a breakthrough mobile commerce solution. ROAM's patented technology enables it to be the only provider to dynamically deliver business and payment applications to nearly 200 million US customers, regardless of carrier on hundreds of different devices from smartphones to feature phones running J2ME and Brew.

Ingenico ROAM offers merchants and mobile professionals complete freedom of choice to develop mobile commerce applications that work on the iPhone, BlackBerry®, Google™, and hundreds of other devices. Unlike static, device-specific applications that are costly and difficult to change, Ingenico ROAM is a scalable service that can be changed quickly and easily. For example, when Google™ released the nexus one™ phone, Ingenico had a working application released within two days. The ROAMpay application can be downloaded from the iTunes® App Store or directly accessed on Ingenico ROAM website at www.ingenico-us.com.

Retailers to Banks: Give Us Chip and PIN, Electronic ChecksBy Penny Crosman - Bank Systems & Technology

Executives at three of the largest payment generating retailers — Walmart, Best Buy and T-Mobile — were on hand at the NACHA Payments conference this week to tell bankers what they want and the trends they see on the horizon.



One thing Walmart wants is chip and PIN cards, in other words debit cards with a computer chip (rather than a magnetic stripe) embedded in them containing cardholder information.

"Later this year, we'll accept one chip and  PIN program if not two  in the U.S.," said Mike Cook, vice president, finance and assistant treasurer at Walmart. "Walmart stores already have the hardware to accept chip and PIN. Chip and PIN may not work for a particular bank, but it works for us."  PIN debit is Walmart's most-used payment product; signature-based credit cards are the store chain's biggest area of fraud.  Continue Reading

Whether the good ole' U.S. of A. decides to got the route of Chip and PIN or not, the rest of the world has already gone there.  Above is a video of what we believe is the world's first Chip and PIN Card reader designed specifically for eCommerce and mCommerce use.  It was developed by our CTO, Ben Lo and our sister company, BBPOS and is currently going through the certification process.



In the meantime, here is some more information on the BBPOS Chip and PIN Card Reader...

Retailers to Banks: Give Us Chip and PIN, Electronic ChecksBy Penny Crosman - Bank Systems & Technology

Executives at three of the largest payment generating retailers — Walmart, Best Buy and T-Mobile — were on hand at the NACHA Payments conference this week to tell bankers what they want and the trends they see on the horizon.



One thing Walmart wants is chip and PIN cards, in other words debit cards with a computer chip (rather than a magnetic stripe) embedded in them containing cardholder information.

"Later this year, we'll accept one chip and  PIN program if not two  in the U.S.," said Mike Cook, vice president, finance and assistant treasurer at Walmart. "Walmart stores already have the hardware to accept chip and PIN. Chip and PIN may not work for a particular bank, but it works for us."  PIN debit is Walmart's most-used payment product; signature-based credit cards are the store chain's biggest area of fraud.  Continue Reading

Whether the good ole' U.S. of A. decides to got the route of Chip and PIN or not, the rest of the world has already gone there.  Above is a video of what we believe is the world's first Chip and PIN Card reader designed specifically for eCommerce and mCommerce use.  It was developed by our CTO, Ben Lo and our sister company, BBPOS and is currently going through the certification process.



In the meantime, here is some more information on the BBPOS Chip and PIN Card Reader...

35 Organizations Reselling Roam Data Mobile Service

PaymentsSource  |  Monday, April 19, 2010



Interest in Roam Data Inc.'s mobile-payment service appears to be high among independent sales organizations. Most of Roam Data's 35 resellers are ISOs, says Will Graylin, founder and CEO of Boston-based Roam Data



Roam Data also has agreements with Atlanta-based First Data Corp., Dallas-based Chase Paymentech LLC and Palm Desert (Calif.) National Bank, among others. First Data and Chase Paymentech resell Roam Data's services under their brand names, Graylin tells PaymentsSource. Graylin would not say how many merchants are using the service.



POS-terminal maker Ingenico SA, a minority investor in Roam Data, demonstrated the RoamPlayer technology at last week's Electronic Transactions Association Annual Meeting and Expo in Las Vegas.



During the conference, Ingenico representatives displayed a card reader, developed by HomeATM ePayment Solutions, that plugs into the audio jack of many smartphones, enabling card-present transactions.

35 Organizations Reselling Roam Data Mobile Service

PaymentsSource  |  Monday, April 19, 2010



Interest in Roam Data Inc.'s mobile-payment service appears to be high among independent sales organizations. Most of Roam Data's 35 resellers are ISOs, says Will Graylin, founder and CEO of Boston-based Roam Data



Roam Data also has agreements with Atlanta-based First Data Corp., Dallas-based Chase Paymentech LLC and Palm Desert (Calif.) National Bank, among others. First Data and Chase Paymentech resell Roam Data's services under their brand names, Graylin tells PaymentsSource. Graylin would not say how many merchants are using the service.



POS-terminal maker Ingenico SA, a minority investor in Roam Data, demonstrated the RoamPlayer technology at last week's Electronic Transactions Association Annual Meeting and Expo in Las Vegas.



During the conference, Ingenico representatives displayed a card reader, developed by HomeATM ePayment Solutions, that plugs into the audio jack of many smartphones, enabling card-present transactions.

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, April 19, 2010 – The Smart Card Alliance today opened nominations for its prestigious “Outstanding Smart Card Achievement” (OSCA) awards, announcing two new categories honoring innovative products and services in payments and security markets.  The 2010 OSCA awards will be presented during the Smart Card Alliance 2010 Annual Conference, May 17^th through the 20^th at the Camelback Marriott Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

• Outstanding Issuing Organization Award.  This award will be presented to an organization that is issuing smart card technology to its internal clients or external customers for their use in North America.

• Outstanding Innovation in Payments Technology Award.  This award will go to an innovative new, or existing payments-related product or service using smart card technology for use in a payments application. 

• Outstanding Innovation in Security Technology Award.  This award will go to an innovative new, or existing security-related product or service using smart card technology for use in an identification, authentication, or access security application.

• Outstanding Individual Leadership Award.  This award will be presented to an individual who stands out for his or her individual contributions to the smart card industry in North America based on a professional record of leadership, vision, support and commitment to the smart card industry.

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